Cloud Cuckoo Land - Red, Riverland, South Australia - 

(Red blend of Nero, Montepulciano, Aglianico, Grenache)

September special - £12.50 a bottle (normal rrp £15.95) 

Producer Overview

Thistledown is all about good, clean fun. Working hand-in-hand with their merry (in a good season) band of growers, they craft wines of supreme quality without taking it too seriously.

Their ethos is great fruit, grown by great people and made with love in the sure knowledge that wine is about the good times – delicious food and great memories. Founded by Giles Cooke MW and Fergal Tynan MW, who also make the Thistledown wines, ‘mundane’ is simply not in their DNA: being involved in every stage of the winemaking process, from bud burst to bottling, means that every bottle from by Thistledown is an experience you’ll want to savour again and again.

The Cloud Cuckoo Land Blends are Italian style wines crafted in Australia

Winemaking

Co-fermented using wild yeasts with gentle hand plunging twice daily before pressing and ageing in older oak for 3 months prior to bottling.

Tasting Notes

An unusual blend of varieties but this wine has the characteristic energy you’d expect from Italian reds. Deliciously succulent with smoky, dark cherry fruit, subtle spice and a mouth-watering finish.

Food Pairing

Perfect to quaff after a lovely Autumnal stroll, also with Steak, Venison, or Autumn Casseroles. Maybe even a big Veggie Biriyani.

Technical Details

Grape Variety: Nero d'Avola 47%, Montepulciano 22%, Aglianico 17%, Grenache 14%

• ABV: 12%

• Closure: Screw cap

• Colour: Red

• Style: Still Wine

• Case Size: 6x 75cl

Oak Aging

• Time: 3 Months
• Type: Old Oak
  
• % wine oaked: 100